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I am replacing a shifter handle on a green ’73 Johnson 6 horse. My paint supplier is unable to match the color. The reason being is that I do not have an un-faded part for which their camera will make adequate contact with. I could certainly use any exterior portion of the motor to get a match. However, I do not want to match a faded color. I also contacted my local outboard repair shop and they were unable to find the paint code for me. I do have two work-arounds for matching the paint. But they are both rather expensive. Does anyone have the paint code for the original paint? Again, the color is the green they used in ’73. Any help would be greatly appreciated! (I am also posting this in “Active Member Forum”.)
Thank you billw and bob-d.
The powerhead is already removed and the lower cowling has been cleaned and buffed revealing nice areas of un-faded paint. However, my paint supplier is unable to fit his camera on any portion inside the lower cowling.
As I mentioned, I do have work-arounds. I could match get a great match using the paint chips for the two-stage paints they have. However, once I open the catalyst in the two-stage paint, I only have so long to use the paint. It’s a lot of money for just the shift handle. A single-stage acrylic enamel can be used over and over as long as I clear the port and keep it indoors. My supplier does not have a great selection of acrylic enamel sample chips. I could always use the 2-stage chip to match the color and then have my supplier place his camera on that. However, the probability for variance increases quite a bit in doing so.
I do have a quote from Peter McDowell from NY Marine. However, because of shipping, his price is double that of my local paint shop.
I felt it was prudent to at least ask the members of AOMCI. As a purest, I try to keep my motors as original as possible. With that in mine, it would be nice to have the original code.
In the end, I will most likely be placing an order with Peter McDowell. I need a couple 50’s era cowling bumpers anyway.
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